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Changes Come to the Canadian Prairies
Focuses on the numbered treaties and their effect on First Nations and the Métis, and the causes and impacts of the North-West Resistance. Intended for Grade 10 Social Studies students.
Chapter from Horizons: Canada's Emerging Identity, 2nd Edition, by Michael Cranny.
Changing Times
Overview of Métis history from the 1840s to 1875. Discusses the collapse of the buffalo hunting economy, the establishment of the community of St. Laurent, passing of laws to establish order, and the arrival of the North West Mounted Police.
Includes questions for students.
Chapter 9: The Métis Rise Up
Focuses on the causes of the Métis Resistances and their implications for the province of Manitoba and Canada as a whole. Intended for use in Grade 7 Social Studies classes.
Chapter from Our Canada: Origins, Peoples, Perspectives by David Rees, Darrell Anderson Gerrits, and Gratien Allaire.
Confederation Debates, 1865-1949: Intermediate/Senior Mini Unit: Manitoba Provincial Edition
After reading background information, brief biographies and primary materials, students engage in a debate between the pro- and anti-Confederation factions. Activities align with Manitoba curriculum guides for Grade 6 Social Studies and Grade 11 History of Canada.
"First Assembly of the First Legislature of Manitoba"
Grade 12 Current Topics in First Nations, Métis and Inuit Studies: A Foundation for Implementation
How Did the Confederation of Manitoba Take Place?
For use with high school students. Excerpt from Shaping Canada: Our Histories from the Beginning to Present by Linda Connor, Brian Hull, and Connie Wyatt Anderson.
Indian Record (Vol. 33, No. 1-2, Jan.-Feb., 1970)
Indian Record (Vol. XX, No. 5, May 1957)
Indian Record (Vol. XXIV, No. V, May, 1961)
Indian Record (Vol. XXXII, Nos. 10 and 11, October-November, 1969)
Indigenous Peoples of Manitoba: A Guide for Newcomers
It's Our Time: First Nations Education Tool Kit: Teacher's Guide (National and Manitoba)
Justice and Healing for Victims of Sexual Abuse in Canadian Indian Residential Schools
Let's Talk Treaty!
Nodal Repair and Networks of Destruction: Residential Schools, Colonial Genocide, and Redress in Canada
Options for Action: An Implementation Report for The Legacy of Phoenix Sinclair: Achieving the Best for All Our Children
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Kris Ramchander and Harold Rampersad, Community and Race Relations Committee of the City of Winnipeg
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Superintendant Brian Krambl, City of Winnipeg Police Department
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Winona Fontaine, Student, Sagkeeng High School
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Remarks by Samaria Reynolds (via translator)
A Study of Northern Manitoba Principals' Perspectives Regarding New Special Education Legislation
[Terminology & Rights Handbook]
Developed to assist students in understanding language used in constitutional discussions, and give information about rights when encountering police.
The Treaties and the Treaty Relationship: Celebrating 10 Years: Teacher's Guide
Set of 19 Kindergarten to Grade 12 lesson plans which focus on Manitoba.